To engage the services of the hardware vendor to install the appropriate hardware and install any additional dependent hardware defined during identification of technical requirements
Afterwards, you need to check the technical environment in order to verify that the hardware and infrastructure is ready for software installation.
Hardware and software available
1. Install appropriate hardware and additional components defined during the technical requirements planning. Connect the hardware to the existing network.
- Examples: printers, additional servers, network devices, routers
2. Install the operating system. Ensure that the operating system is certified for use with the SAP version to be installed.
3. Check release compatibility of the components to be installed.
4. Review the installation guides of the software component to be installed.
5. Review the requirements for additional information. For SAP software, obtain relevant SAP Notes from SAPNet.
6. Review the SAP Installation Guide, and other guides and documentation from the SAP installation kit.
7. Verify machine operating system packages, and patches installed for each machine vendor.
- See OS Dependencies Guide for SAP Installations
8. Configure machine kernel parameters.
- See OS Dependencies Guide for SAP Software Components
9. Verify machine memory, swap, and any additional configuration requirements.
10. Create file systems required for the software.
11. Perform checks to verify that all installed components work.
Production hardware ready for software installation and integration
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